Paralegal Family Law Litigation

Are you ready to join an Inc. 5000 law firm where incredible opportunities await? At Z Family Law, we don't just offer a job; we provide an environment that challenges you to become the very best version of yourself. As a Paralegal at Z Family Law, you will join a team that is committed to excellence, compassionate client care, and a growth mindset. We're seeking a skilled and experienced Paralegal to support our growing legal team. The ideal candidate for this position will use their work experience and organizational skills to conduct legal research, draft memos, pleadings, motions, and orders, as well as prepare for hearings and trials. To excel in this position you must be able to adapt to a fast-paced environment, organize large volumes of data, meet billable hour requirements (120 billable hours per month) and deadlines, and be motivated to achieve Firm goals. Our ideal candidate will not only be organized with their own tasks and workflow but be able to manage up to their attorney and legal team.' A Paralegal must have a certificate or degree from an accredited paralegal program or 1-2 years working in a comparable family law firm along with experience in the areas of legal research and drafting. Salary is commensurate with skill and experience. We offer a significant benefits package including contribution to health insurance, employer-matched 401(k), an employer-sponsored life insurance policy, short-term disability leave, free parking, and paid time off. Responsibilities: • Draft subpoenas and coordinate with process servers • Assist lawyers in preparing legal documentation, pleadings, and correspondence including correspondence such as interrogatories, subpoenas, deposition notices, complaints, pretrial orders, legal briefs, and affidavits • Organize our case filing systems to ensure all documents are properly sorted and easy to locate, and other administrative duties as needed • Gather information about legal issues from the client in interviews • Help lawyers prepare for trial by preparing and organizing exhibits, assisting with client meetings, filing motions, conducting research on legal articles, and organizing and coordinating witnesses • Manage your time to ensure that billable hour targets (120 per month) are met or exceeded • Communicate with clients, experts, and other parties to provide updates and gather information; answer basic questions about the status of the case • Monitor case progress, deadlines, and important time frames/milestones • Draft documents, indexes, and chronologies; prepare marital settlement agreements; draft pleadings, motions, and court documents; fill out legal forms; write reports, etc. • Help attorneys prepare cases for mediations/hearings/trials • Manage discovery: prepare and organize discovery and responses to discovery demands • Research laws and judicial decisions about current as well as past cases • Assist attorneys in the courtroom as needed • Enter billable and non-billable time in the case management system contemporaneously Qualifications: • Completion of a nationally-accredited paralegal program strongly preferred • 3+ years of legal service experience under an attorney or lawyer in a law firm setting • Excellent organizational skills, and time-management skills • Must have completed an ABA-approved paralegal certificate program such as an Associate's degree or proprietary school program in paralegal studies, Bachelor's degree desired • Strong oral and written communication skills • A Paralegal will have completed a course of study offered by a college or university, especially for Paralegals, and will possess a certification as a trained paralegal. • A Paralegal should have experience in a law firm. Experience as a legal secretary or legal assistant is especially pertinent, and candidates with this background will be given preference. Additionally, you must possess the following skills: • Ability to multitask • Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing • People Skills/Customer Service"”A Legal Assistant should have excellent people skills with the confidence to address initial client complaints and soothe angry clients • Excellent Organizational Skills • Time Management • Ability to work in a team with Legal Assistants and Attorneys Compensation: $55,000 - $90,000 yearly based on experience • Manage your time to ensure that billable hour targets (120 per month) are met or exceeded • Communicate with clients, experts, and other parties to provide updates and gather information; answer basic questions about the status of the case • Monitor case progress, deadlines, and important time frames/milestones • Draft documents, indexes, and chronologies; prepare marital settlement agreements; draft pleadings, motions, and court documents; fill out legal forms; write reports, etc. • Help attorneys prepare cases for mediations/hearings/trials • Manage discovery: prepare and organize discovery and responses to discovery demands • Research laws and judicial decisions about current as well as past cases • Assist attorneys in the courtroom as needed • Enter billable and non-billable time in the case management system contemporaneously

Created: 2024-10-19